SSCI 301, Maps and Spatial ReasoningA Primer of GIS: Fundamental Geographic and Cartographic Concepts (Second Edition). New York: Guilford Press. (chapters 4 and 8). • Hubbard, Phil,

SSCI301,MapsandSpatialReasoningSyllabusUnits:4Term—Day—Time:Fall2018,Lectures:Tuesdays/Thursdays9:30-10:50a.m.Labs:seescheduleLocation:LVL17(Lecture);AHF145A(Labs)Instructor:LauraLoyola,PhDOffice:AHFB56GRegularOfficeHours:Tuesdays,11a.m.-12p.m.andWednesdays,2p.m.-3p.m.PT.Alsoavailablebyappointmentviaemail.ContactInfo:[email protected],213-740-5612www.bluejeans.com/loyolaLibraryHelp:AndyRutkowskiOffice:VKC36BOfficeHours:Tuesdays,10a.m.-12p.m.andThursdays,4:30-5:30p.m.PTContactInfo:[email protected],213-740-6390,http://bit.ly/andyhangoutITHelp:RichardTsungOffice:AHF145DOfficeHours:ByappointmentContactInfo:[email protected],213-821-4415(office)

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CourseScopeandPurposeMapshavelongplayedaroleintheproductionanduseofgeographicinformation.Theysupportmanydifferentkindsandlevelsofspatialreasoningrangingfromsimplequeries(routefinding,proximityanalysis)tomoreadvancedformsofspatialanalysisandmodeling.Therehasbeenarecentexplosioningeographicinformation(GI)technologiesthepasttwodecades,whichrangefromquickvisualizationtools(Google,BingMaps)tosophisticatedGISystems(ArcGIS,TerrSet)andmanykindsofGPS-enabledsensors.Thesetoolshaveattractedlargenumbersofusers:socialworkersuseGIStotrackwhereclientsliveandwheremoresocialservicesareneeded,urbanplannersuseGIStoanalyzethetransformationofcityspaces,landscapearchitectsuseGIStodesignandtrackthestatusoftheirindividualprojectsites,anthropologistsuseGIStomapthechangingculturalpatternsofaneighborhood,historiansuseGIStomaphistoricaltransformationacrossspace,environmentalscientistsuseGIStotrackhownaturaldisastersandgroundwaterflowsinteractwithhuman-environmentsystems,andemergencyrespondersuseGIStotrackwhereearthquakeorhurricanesurvivorsneedassistance–tonameafew.

Takenasawhole,thiscourseprovidesabroadunderstanding(theoreticalandtechnical)forlaterworkwithgeographicinformation,regardlessofbackgroundand/oracademicinterests.Itcoversthegeographicinformationtechnologiesandspatialskillsneededtomap,model,andpredicthowphysicalandsocialphenomenadevelopandchange.Intheseways,thespatialsciencescansignificantlyaffectthewayresearchisconducted,profoundlyimpactthewayweunderstandtheworld,andhelpustoprepareplansanddesignsthatwoulddramaticallyimprovethequalityoflifeforthosewhoselifeexperiencesandprospectsareshapedbyspatialprocesses.

ThiscourseisdesignedtoserveseveraldifferentstudentaudiencesgivenitsroleasarequiredcourseintheB.S.inGeoDesign,B.S.inGlobalGeoDesign,B.S.inEnvironmentalStudies,andtheGISandSustainabilityScience,HumanSecurityandGeospatialIntelligence,andSpatialSciencesMinors.Eachstudentisencouragedtoutilizethelaboratoryexperienceandself-directedcapstoneresearchprojecttoexploregeospatialresourcesandcomputationaltechniques,suchasdatamodeling,spatialanalysis,anddatavisualization,learningwiththeirownacademicandprofessionalgoalsinmind.

LearningOutcomes

Oncompletionofthiscourse,studentsshouldbeableto:• Explainhowmoderngeographicanalysisandvisualizationtoolscanbeusedacrossa

varietyofdisciplines;• Describethemaintypesofmapsanddiscusstheissuesthatunderliegeographic

modelingandthecreationofmaps;• Demonstratetheunderstandingofdatarepresentationmethodsbycreatingmeaningful

maps;and


• ApplymodernmappingandGIStechnologiestoproblemsolvingwithindiversefieldsofstudy.

Prerequisite(s):NoneCo-Requisite(s):None

CourseStructureThisisafour-creditcoursecomprisedoflectures(twoperweek)andlab(oneperweek).Thelecturesessionswilldiscussvariousaspectsofcartography,spatialreasoning,andthehardwareandsoftwaresystemsusedtoinvestigatetheseprocesses.Theweeklylabmeetingsaredesignedtointroduceyoutothetoolsofscientificinquiryandtogiveyoupracticalexperienceinimplementingthesetoolstoexplorevariousproblemswithintheframeworkofthescientificmethod.Thelectureandlabsessionsaredesignedtocomplementeachothertoprovideyouwithsoundtheoreticalreasoningandthetechnicalskillstoinvestigatevariousphysicaland/orsocialprocesses.Yourweeklylaboratoryassignmentswillbegradedandreturned,andthemid-termandfinalprojectwillhavealaboratorycomponenttothem.Itisrequiredthatyouregisterforboththelectureandonelaboratorysessionforthiscourse.

PleasenotethatallcoursematerialsandcorrespondencewillbepostedonthecourseBlackboardwebsite.Asaregisteredstudentyouwillfindthiscourseavailableforyoutoaccessat10a.m.PTonthefirstdayofclasses.

TechnologicalProficiencyandHardware/SoftwareRequiredThisclassincorporatesin-classactivitiesthatattimesmaybecompletedonasmartphone,tablet,orlaptop.Ifastudentdoesnothaveaccesstoanyofthese,pleasespeakwiththeinstructoratthestartofthesemestertoestablishaworkaround.Twitteraccountsarealsorequiredforthisclass.Thiscanbeanewaccount,dedicatedspecificallytothecourse,oryourownalreadyestablishedaccount.Ifyouneedassistancesettinguptheaccount,orlearninghowtotweet,pleaseseetheinstructorforassistance.Tweetscanbecompletedonacomputer,asmartphoneisnotneeded.ThemodelingsoftwareandgeospatialdatarequiredforcourseassignmentswillbeaccessedusingcomputingresourcesprovidedbytheSpatialSciencesInstitute.Nopreviousexperienceisrequired.

SSIServerandTechSupport–ThiscourseutilizestheSSIServerwhichisavirtualdesktopgivingaccesstomanydifferentprofessionalsoftware.Ifyouareunabletoconnecttotheserverorexperienceanytypeoftechnicalissues,sendanemailusingyourUSCaccounttoTechSupportatspatial_support@usc.edu,makingsuretocopy(cc)yourinstructorontheemail.


RequiredReadingsandSupplementaryMaterialsTherequiredtextbooksforthiscourseare:

• Smith,David,NathanStrout,ChristianHarder,StevenMoore,TimOrmsby,andThomasBlastrom.2017.UnderstandingGIS:AnArcGISProProjectWorkbook.Redlands,CA:EsriPress9781589484832.

• Kimerling,A.Jon,AileenR.Buckley,PhillipC.Muehrcke,andJulianaO.Muehrcke.2016.MapUse:Reading,Analysis,Interpretation.Redlands,CA:EsriPress

• Monmonier,Mark.1996.HowtoLiewithMaps(SecondEdition).Chicago:UniversityofChicagoPress.

ThefollowingreadingswillbepostedtoBlackboard:

• Bearman,Nick,NickJones,IsabelAndré,HerculanoAlbertoCachinhoandMichaelDeMers.2016.“ThefutureroleofGISeducationincreatingcriticalspatialthinkers.”JournalofGeographyinHigherEducation40(3):394-408.

• Goodchild,Michael.2007.“CitizensasSensors:TheWorldofVolunteeredGeography.”GeoJournal69(4):211-221.

• Harley,JohnBrian.2001.TheNewNatureofMaps:EssaysintheHistoryofCartography.Baltimore,MD:TheJohnsHopkinsUniversityPress.(chapter2)

• Harvey,Francis.2016.APrimerofGIS:FundamentalGeographicandCartographicConcepts(SecondEdition).NewYork:GuilfordPress.(chapters4and8).

• Hubbard,Phil,RobKitchin,BrendanBartley,andDuncanFuller.2002(reprint2005).ThinkingGeographically:Space,TheoryandContemporaryHumanGeography.NewYork:Continuum.(chapter1)

• Hjellström,Björn.1994.BeExpertwithMap&Compass.NewYork:CollierBooks.(selectedsections)

• Kyrgier,JohnandDenisWood.2016.MakingMaps:AVisualGuidetoMapDesignforGIS.NewYork:GuilfordPress.(selectedchapters)

• Longley,PaulA.,MichaelF.Goodchild,DavidJ.Maguire,andDavidW.Rhind.2015.GeographicInformationSystemsandScience.4thed.,NewYork:JohnWileyandSons.(chapter7)

• McIntosh-Tolle,Lindsay.HowtoUseaCompass.REI.https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/navigation-basics.html.Accessed2018.

• VanOortP.A.J.(Pepijn).2005.SpatialDataQuality:FromDescriptiontoApplication(Doctoraldissertation).NetherlandsGeodeticCommission,Delft.

• Zeiler,MichaelandJonathanMurphy.2010.ModelingOurWorld:TheEsriGuidetoGeodatabaseConcepts.Redlands,CA:EsriPress.

DescriptionandAssessmentofAssignmentsYourgradeinthisclasswillbedeterminedonthebasisofseveraldifferentassessments:

ClassParticipationandSocialMediaInteractions(10%):Agradeforthesemesterwillbeassignedbasedonyourengagementinclassandsocialmedia(Twitter)interactions.Students


areexpectedtocompleteanddiscussassignedreading,engageinlecture,shareanddiscusscourseassignments,completeanddiscussin-classassignments,amongotherformsofactiveengagementinthecourse.StudentswillberequiredtoalsoengagewithandsharecourseconceptsviaTwitter.AlthoughwewillsometimesuseTwitterintheclassroom,thebulkofyourTwitteractivitywilltakeplaceoutsideofclass.Youwillberequiredtotweetaminimumoftwo(2)timesperweek.Thereareafewsimpleguidelinesfortweeting:1)theymustberelevanttotheclass(i.e.,aresponsetoareading,alinktoarelatedarticle,amaporimage,aquestion,etc.);2)theymustbesubstantive;3)theymustberespectful;and4)theymustincludethehashtag#SSCI301toensurethattweetsareincorporatedintotheclassdiscussion.Anytweetsthatdonotcontainthishashtagwillnotbecountedtowardsweeklyactivity.Ifyoutweettherequisitenumberoftimes(aminimumoftwotweetsperweek2X15=30totaltweets),andparticipateinclassyouwillreceivefullcredit.Ifnot,thenyouwillreceivepartialcreditcommensuratewiththenumberofweeksinwhichyoutweetedtherequirednumberoftimes.

LaboratoryAssignments(20%):Thiscourseincludesalaboratorymeetingeachweektodeveloptechnicalcompetencywithgeospatialsoftwareplatformsandanalytictools.Therewillbeatotaloftenlaboratoryassignmentsoverthecourseofthesemester,andoneweekwillincludeafieldassignmentwithingreaterLosAngeles.

LaboratoryPractical(10%):TheLabPracticalservesasanexaminationofyourproficiencywiththeEsriEcosystem.ThescopeoftheLabPracticalwillbelimitedtogeospatialtoolsthathavebeenintroducedandexploredinthiscourse.StudentsareexpectedtotakethePracticalduringtheirscheduledlabsection.

Mid-termExams(30%):Themid-termexamswillconsistofmultiplechoice,shortanswer,andsimpleproblemquestions.Studentswillbeexpectedtotaketheexamsattheindicatedtimes.

FinalProject(15%):Thefinalprojectisthecapstoneassignmentforthiscourse.Studentswillbeexpectedtodrawuponcourselectures,discussions,labassignments,readings,andoutsidesourcestoorganizeanddeliveraself-directedstudyonatopicofinterestutilizingspatialanalysisandgeospatialtechnologies.Thethreedeliverablesforthisprojectare:1)aprojectproposal;2)areportthatislimitedto10pages(12-pointfont,1inchmargins,single-spacing)thatincludesoneormoremaps,tables,andotherdiagrams,aswellasalistofreferences;and3)anoralpresentationinclass.

FinalExam(15%):Thefinalexamwillconsistofmultiplechoice,shortanswer,andsimpleproblemquestions.Studentswillbeexpectedtotaketheexamattheindicatedtime.


GradingBreakdownAssessment Number PointsEach TotalPointsClassParticipationandSocialMediaInteraction 30 10LaboratoryAssignments 10 2 20LaboratoryPractical 1 10 10Mid-termExams 2 15 30FinalProject 1 15 15FinalExam 1 15 15Total - 100points

AssignmentSubmissionPolicyStudentsareexpectedtoattendandparticipateineveryclassandlabsessionandtocompleteanduploadallassignmentsbeforethedeadlinesdetailedintheCourseSchedule.AllassignmentswillbesubmittedforgradingviaBlackboard.Lateworkwillbeassessedapenaltyof10%perdayandzerogradeswillbeassignedforworkthatismorethansevendayslate.Additionally,noworkwillbeacceptedforgradingafter5p.m.PTonthelastdayofclasses.

Schedule

TopicReadingsandAssignments

Deliverables/DueDates

Week18/21

8/23

IntroductiontotheCourseIntroductiontotheclassand

discussionofgoals,assignments,projects,technology,andthevalueof

spatialthinking.

MapsandSpatialReasoningAdiscussionofkeyconcepts

underlyingspatialsciences,thescientificmethod,andspatial

reasoning.

Kimerling,Introduction;Hubbard,Ch1;

Monmonier,Ch1;KrygierandWood,Ch4

(optional)

2tweets/Dueby8/24

Nolab

Week28/28

8/30

HistoryofGIS

Adiscussiononthehistory,uses,andinnovationsofGIS;Introductionto

theGTCM;Introductiontolabactivity

TypesofMaps&DigitalRepresentationofData

Discussionofmethodsandissuesrelatingtorepresentingthephysical

worldindigitalandprintmaps

Harvey,Ch4;Kimerling,Ch9

2tweets/Dueby8/31

LabReport:Exploringmaps/Dueoneweek

afterlab


Topic

ReadingsandAssignments


Week39/4*

*Monday,9/3is

universityholiday

9/6

Maps,Knowledge,&Power

Discussionofmappingissuesandthepowerinherentincreatingmapsand

itshistoricalconsequences;Introductiontolabactivity

Geodesy;Geoids,Spheroids,and

CoordinateSystemsOverviewofconceptsandtermsrelatingtocoordinatesystems

Harley,Ch2;Monmonier,Ch7,8,and

10(10isoptional);Kimerling,Ch1&4

2tweets/Dueby9/7

LabReport:Censusdataandpolitical

boundaries/Dueoneweekafterlab

*Mondaylabsdonotmeet

Week49/11

9/13

Projections

Discussionandexplanationofmapprojections;projectionactivity

Scale

Discussconceptsofscaleinphysicalandsocialprocessesaswellasin

cartrography

Kimerling,Ch3&2;Monmonier,Ch2

2tweets/Dueby9/14

LabReport:UGIS

Lessons1–2/Dueoneweekafterlab

*Mondaylabspreviousactivity

Week59/18

9/19

Midterm#1–ClosedBook

FinalProjectDiscussion

Discussexpectations,rubricandpastexamplesofcapstoneproject

2tweets/Dueby9/20

LabReport:UGIS

Lessons3–4/Dueoneweekafterlab

Week69/25

9/27

CartographyandGraphicElementsDiscussionofmapdesignprinciples,

symbology,andcartographictechnique.Theuseofgraphicstocommunicate,stylize,andproblem

solve

DataResourcesExploreanddiscussspatialdata

sourcesforspatialanalysis,the“New”Worldofdata,researchmethods

Kimerling,Ch6–8;Monmonier,pp.18-24,

Ch3&11;KrygierandWoodCh7(forreferenceforlab);

2tweets/Dueby9/28

LabReport:MapProduction:ResultofUGISLessons5–6/Dueoneweekafter

lab

Note:Self-workUGISLessons7–9DUE

Week10


Topic



Week710/2

10/4

SpatialDataQuality

Discussiononevaluatingandmaintingspatialdataquality

GlobalNavigationSatelliteSystemsOverviewoftechnologiesandusesof

GNSSandGPS

Kimerling,Ch11;VanOort,Ch1&2;

Harvey,Ch8

2tweets/Dueby10/5

LabReport:Evaluating

CoreGeospatialDatasets/Dueoneweekafterlab

Week8*10/9

10/11

GeospatialDataCollectionandField

DataCorrectionMethodsDiscussionofgeospatialdata

collectionworkflowsandprimarydatacollection;distributeGPSunits

forfieldwork

SpatialDatabasesAnintroductiontospatialdatabases–

utility,design,andmaintenance

ZeilerandMurphy,Ch1

2tweets/Dueby

10/12

Lab:donotmeetduringscheduled

times;conductteamfieldwork–datacollectionwith

Trimblehandheld–parks

*Mondaylabsmeet!Week910/16

10/18

Orienteering

Discussionandexercisewithtraditionalmethodsforwayfinding;

reviewdataprocessingforlab

GeocodingExplorationoftheproblems

associatedwithplace-names,streetaddressesandotherhumansystems

andhowtodefinereal-worldlocations.

Hjellström(selectedsections);McIntosh-Tolle;

Longley,Ch7

2tweets/Dueby

10/19

LabReport:Datacorrectionandprocessingfrom

fieldwork;mappingofdata/Dueoneweek

afterlab

Week1010/23

10/25

Midterm#2–ClosedBook

ProjectProposal

Inclasspeer-reviewoffinalprojectproposal,includingproposeddata

2tweets/Due10/26

Lab:LabPractical

Self-work:UGIS

Lessons7–9/Due10/26


Topic



Week1110/30/

11/1

RemoteSensing

Overviewofremotesensingtechnologiesanduses;Introduction

tolabactivity

RemoteSensinginPracticeOverviewoftheprofessionalusesof

remotesensing

Kimerlingpp.240–243,Ch10

2tweets/Due11/2

LabReport:

VisualizationofremotelysenseddatausingGoogleEarthPro/Dueoneweek

afterlab

Week1211/6

11/8

CrowdsourcingSpatialData

Discussionoftechnologiesandculturalchangesleadingtodatacreationandmappingbynon-

professionals

VolunteeredGeographicInformationOverviewoftechonologiesandusesofcrowd-sourceddata;fitnessforuse

andqualitymanagement;MapCreatorandOSMintroduction

Goodchild

2tweets/Due11/9

LabReport:WorkonFinalProject/LabReport(progress

report)dueoneweekafterlab

Week1311/13

11/15

LocationalPrivacyand

AdministrationofSpacesOverviewofgovernmentandprivatesectordataandissuesrelatedtodatacollectionandanalysis;discussionofTraditionalKnowledgeandplace

names

GISDay

Kimerling,Ch5;Monmonier,Ch6

2tweets/Dueby

11/15

LabReport:CreatingVGI/Dueoneweek

afterlab

Week1411/20*

11/21-11/25isa

universityholiday

OverviewofSpatialStatistics;the

FutureofGISIntroductiontotheuseofspatial

statisticsinspatialanalysis

Thanksgiving

Bearmanetal

2tweets/Dueby

11/26

Mondaylabsonly(VGI);nolabsWed/Thurs


Topic



Week1511/27

11/29

FinalProjectPresentations

Studentspresenttheirfinalprojectsinclass

FinalProjectPresentations

Studentspresenttheirfinalprojectsinclass

2tweets/Dueby

11/30

Nolab

FinalProjectWrittenReports/Dueby11/30

FinalExams12/6

FinalExam–ClosedBookRoomLVL17

11:00a.m.–1:00p.m.

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Documents

SSCI 301, Maps and Spatial ReasoningA Primer of GIS: Fundamental Geographic and Cartographic Concepts (Second Edition). New York: Guilford Press. (chapters 4 and 8). • Hubbard, Phil,